Decisions- how do you make wise ones?
By Hope
@1hopefulman (45120)
Canada
August 14, 2019 11:38am CST
If you have a decision to make, what helps you to make a wise decision?
* Gather all pertinent information.
* Don't rush, give it the time it needs.
* Research the pros and cons. Write them down so that you don't forget them.
* Think of the possible benefits and the consequences, the advantages and disadvantages.
* Pray for wisdom and success.
What helps you to make wise decisions?
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
25 Aug 19
My age helps me I was very foolish in youth.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
25 Aug 19
Yes, some of learn from our mistakes and get better at making decisions.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
15 Aug 19
If the decision does not bring good results when you've done your best then it is not your fault. With time you will get better at it and so just keep on going!
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
16 Aug 19
@db20747 Anything is possible!
However, there are some things in life that are even better than gold and silver.
Proverbs 16:16 King James Version (KJV) 16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
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@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
15 Aug 19
@1hopefulman thank you!! One day I just might strike gold!!
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
15 Aug 19
Do you do a lot of thinking before you decide which direction to go?
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
15 Aug 19
Good advice, I often pray for wisdom from our loving Creator, as we need help to decide many things.
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
16 Aug 19
@1hopefulman Great scripture, knowing this will give us peace of mind...
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
16 Aug 19
He actually wants us to go to him and seek his wisdom and help because he loves us!
1 Peter 5:7 New International Version (NIV) 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
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@MainerMikeBrown (1373)
• Bridgton, Maine
17 Aug 19
Sometimes what helps me make a wise decision is to not do something too risky, but also to take some risks. After all, often the biggest risks are not taking one.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
18 Aug 19
Wisdom is knowing when to take a risk and when to not do it.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
22 Aug 19
Yes, we do seem to have an inner feeling of good and bad, right and wrong!
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
17 Aug 19
My thinking is the same as yours on this subject!
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Aug 19
Depends on what the problem is or what the project may be at the time. But, I can tell you I thank God for the knowledge he has given me.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
15 Aug 19
Whatever the decision is , the steps to making wise ones are the same. If you're are satisfied with your life then you have been blessed!
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
14 Aug 19
Those are all great advice … esp. prayer. If it's something small I will sometimes use online choice maker
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
16 Aug 19
Yes, I find prayer very comforting! What is "online choice maker"?
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
18 Aug 19
@1hopefulman Oh yes, prayer is a comfort …
you can search online choice maker in any search engine, and input different of options, press go - and it will randomly select one of the choices you input lol
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@dgobucks226 (35615)
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15 Aug 19
I utilize all of the above mentioned methods except prayer. Never considered that one but hey, at times prayer may be as good as any
I do a lot of researching on the internet and also recommendations from friends depending on the decision to be made. Knowledge is fundamental in making an informed decision.
I do a lot of researching on the internet and also recommendations from friends depending on the decision to be made. Knowledge is fundamental in making an informed decision.2 people like this
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
15 Aug 19
I appreciate the fact that God is available to help us when we need to make decisions.
James 1:5 King James Version (KJV) 5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
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@dgobucks226 (35615)
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17 Aug 19
@1hopefulman Yes, God's guidance is there to be utilized when struggling over an important decision 
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I just do what I have to do.@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
19 Aug 19
@1hopefulman I hope to become wiser over time.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
16 Aug 19
I find that helpful! Doing that, has it brought much good results in your life?
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
14 Aug 19
Praying is the first thing I do then reading God's word, going to church because God speaks to us there as well.
Then, after all of that I put my faith in God and step out there asking God to guide me and my footsteps.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
15 Aug 19
Someone told me long ago to make prayer my first recourse and not my last resort. I thought that made a lot of sense!
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
16 Aug 19
Yes, it's a good thing to see seek higher wisdom from someone who really cares for us!
James 1:5 Amplified Bible (AMP) 5 If any of you lacks wisdom [to guide him through a decision or circumstance], he is to ask of [our benevolent] God, who gives to everyone generously and without rebuke or blame, and it will be given to him.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
16 Aug 19
Yes, it's good to take our time and be cautious before making a decision and test the waters to see if we are comfortable with what we are about to do.
Yes, not everything turns out as we would like.
Yes, not everything turns out as we would like.2 people like this
@innertalks (21916)
• Australia
28 Aug 19
Most of my decisions have been made for me. A light shines in the dark, and my only decision is to follow it, or not. I always follow it. Decision made.
Does God make decisions, and how?
Should we make decisions in our lives, or just follow the guidance/direction of love?
What is a wise decision?
Love never decides whether to love, or not, or who to love, (love just loves) but in lesser things, we can decide things, and yet even these then take us away from love, and so I do not so much decide, as to do the most loving thing, which is always best to do.
Thoughts come and go, decisions affect things for a bit longer, only love endures all, always, forever.
So, follow love, and let it talk to you, and take you to where you must go.
The only decision then is this no-brainer to always try to follow love, love's light in your life, and where it is shining the most is where it would like you to be now, as you are your best self, when you live in love.
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Follow the light of love, and your decision will be lighter, brighter, and righter.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
28 Aug 19
A wise decision is one that works out well and gives positive results. Eve was deceived into disobeying God and things did not work out well for her.
In this world there are many deceivers and many things that deceive and so we cannot just follow any light.
2 Corinthians 11:14 King James Version (KJV) 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
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@innertalks (21916)
• Australia
28 Aug 19
@1hopefulman Yes, thanks Felix. You make some good points there. I need to clarify what I said, as I usually talk overwhelmingly from the one side only.
I meant not that we follow any light, but that we follow the light of love. Now the light of love is God. So, it means that we follow God.
We live in God's way, following his will, and his plan for our lives.
This is following the example of his son, Jesus Christ, who simply said, not my way, but yours.
This too, is more about the bigger decisions in our lives.
Some things, of course, we do need to make decisions about.
In a chess game, we need to choose the best move, as much as is possible for us.
Some choices are a matter of judgment, others are a matter of preference.
What clothes to wear, how do we like our hair cut, what colour car do we prefer, etc etc.
You are right about how we need to look at the pros and the cons, the possible outcomes, or results, from our decisions, where we want to end up from our choice, and how it affects both us, and others around us.
Decisions affect more than just ourselves. A good decision harms no-one. And this is a good pointer at how to make such a decision.
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@Starkinds (32712)
• India
14 Aug 19
It's depends on the current situation or time so I couldn't not able to speak right now.
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